Ancient Discoveries (2003 – 2009)

2003 • 6 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 2 — Impossible Naval Engineering

Name: Episode 2 — Impossible Naval Engineering
Released: 2008-10-30
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 10
Cast: Sean Barrett

Season 5 • Ancient Discoveries

Released: 2008-10-30 • Documentary

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Citizens of ancient Tyre use fire ships against Alexander the Great's besieging fleet; Roman Emperor Nero builds a death yacht to kill his own mother; a 15th-century weapon designed to pierce enemy hulls; ancient paddle-wheel boat.

Episodes

Episode 1
Death Weapons of the East
2008-10-23

Episode 2
Impossible Naval Engineering
2008-10-30

Episode 3
Ancient Tank Tech
2008-11-06

Episode 4
Ancient Torture Tech
2008-11-13

Episode 5
Ancient Mining Machines
2008-11-20

Episode 6
Impossible Army Machines
2008-12-01

Episode 7
Lost Science of the Bible
2008-12-15

Information

Episode air date	30.10.2008
Episode runtime	60 min
Episode rating	9.99
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	8.9
IMDb series rating	7.6
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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Cast

Sean Barrett

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